Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-02-03

| There are two periods in every
mans life when he feels deep down
in his heart, that if the earth was
to open and swallow him mp, it
would be pleasure to him--one is
when he steals up stairs with the
old mans razor to take his frat
shave; and the otheris his first Sum
day in stove pipe hat.
If the bill before the legislature
authorizing townships to be bonded
for the purpose of sinking artesian
wells passes, it will permanently
settle the water question in Dakota.
One good well in q township or
three or four in county, even,
would soon have this whole territory
full of living streams of water. The
advantages of these wells for stock
raising purposes could hardly be
eitimated.
1t is amusing to hear lads who
never sacrificed anything for princi-
pie or opinions sake, sit themselves
in judgement on older people and
especIallys so when there is absolute
ly no excuse for their ignorance. A
want of common politeness is an
evidence of one of two things, dense
stupidity or a want of breeding. TO
dispute mans word on subject
of which You know nothing is
practical demonstration Of the lat
ter quality.
last week we noticed that the
"Snow King" engine and pillow had
been bueking the beautiful at about
twenty different towns and strange
to say, all on the same day. The
only way We can account for this
seeming discrepancy among news
papers, is, that every wheezy old
engine with aclapboard cover to the
cow.catcher, is demoninated,
"snow-king." Snow nothing. A
pile of snow knee deep will stop al
most any of them.
Petitions are being circulated
in every town in the territory ask
ing the legislature to pass law pro-
hibiting the manufacture and sale
of liquor-the question to be decid-
ed by a vote of the people. There
is where every question affecting
the public veal in any way, shape
or manner ought to go. In a conn
try where the voice of the people
rules the only way to know what
they want is to give them chance
to express their wishes through the
ballot box.
The sheet and pillow case mas
querade to be given by the G. A. r.
at Masonic Opera House on tho
night OF the 22d, will be an occasion
Of the greatest fun and hilarlty.
Good music viii be in attendance
and perfect order will be the order
of the evening. The price of ad-
mission will be s1.25 per couple, in
cludipg supper. If You want to
have the most enjoyable time you
have had this winter make your ar
rangements to participate in the
festivities of the 22d.
Wien man Of quiet demeanor
falls out backwards, while going
over crossing IN the streets and
finds himself upside down with caro-
standing on his head in the street,
when he thought he was looking
dignified as he catches sight of his
girl in the distance, it certainly
eases his feelings to have man ask
him If he is going to join a circus
next summer; by another if he
didn't know the snow was cold, and
by the third if he could not find a
less public place to make fool of
himself.
I'm the bright lexicon of youth
there is no such word as fail. A
firm and determined purpose to
succeed, a thorough adherence to
some system, will bring it's reward
after years ans experience have fit
ted you to enjoy and appreciate
success. 1t is the man who plods
along, satisfied with the work of
each day, cheerfully filing his APP
pointed station, that in the end
wears the lauraled crown. You
can't vault into a prosperous career,
any more than you can bring forth
the latent beauties of the mind
without long and patient toll. Life
is a stern reality, it is toll, and suf-
fering, an unremitting demand on
the brain and Drawn, toilsome
march that never reaches an useful
fruition, by dawdling in the inviting
shades that lie along its beaten
track. A determined, systematic
purpose, is what makes the harvest
ripe for the sickle.